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Cielo restaurant officially open for business in old Cotton Patch location

SAN ANGELO — San Angelo fans of authentic Mexican cuisine have a new dining option now that Cielo, 4132 Sunset Drive, has officially opened in the old Cotton Patch Cafe location across from the Sunset Mall.

Cielo restaurant — which has 10 locations across the country that include Brownsville, Gatesville and Greenville, Texas — had its soft opening in San Angelo on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. The reception has been "very good," said manager Adolfo Martinez.

Cielo owner Francisco Perez said people have been coming to his family's location in Brownwood for years asking when they were going to open in San Angelo.

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Wall that separates the dining area from the new bar built inside of Cielo, which will be opening mid-September at 4132 Sunset Drive.(Photo: Samuel Sutton, San Angelo Standard-Times)

San Angelo "needs authentic Mexican food," Perez said in an earlier interview. "What makes us different is our authenticity."

Perez said most Mexican food restaurants in town sell Mexican-American food.

"Not to say anybody else in town doesn't have a great product, but it's Tex-Mex," Perez said. "We specialize on the best plates of Mexico regions."

Perez said the restaurant will sell plates from the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western regions of Mexico.

Cielo will have food items such as chimichangas and carne asada. It also will have vegetarian options, such as veggie enchiladas. An average plate will cost about $10-15, appetizers range from $6-14, and soups and salads are about $7.